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Networking Means Business · Private Coaching

Build the relationships that grow your business.

Private, one-on-one coaching for local business owners who want networking to produce customers, referrals, and real business opportunities.

  • Complete in 12 weeks — or accelerate to 6
  • For business owners in San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, and Houston
  • Limited to four active clients at one time
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I work with no more than four active clients at one time so every client gets direct, personalized attention. If all four places are filled, qualified applicants may join the waitlist for the next opening.

The problem

Attending events is not the same as building a business network.

Many owners attend mixers, exchange cards, connect on LinkedIn, and leave without a clear next step. They meet people, but the activity rarely becomes a focused network of customers, referral partners, and trusted connectors. Networking Means Business replaces random attendance with a practical system built around the right people, organizations, events, and relationships.

  • You attend events without knowing whom you need to meet.
  • You join organizations without knowing whether they support your goals.
  • You collect contacts but struggle to follow up consistently.
  • You are active but cannot tell whether networking is producing business.
  • You need a realistic plan that fits your market, schedule, and personality.

The result

Build a network with a purpose and a plan.

During the program we build your networking system together. You leave with a clear picture of the people you need to know, the organizations worth joining, the events worth attending, and the relationship actions that keep you useful and top of mind. By the end you have:

  • A clearly defined ideal customer
  • Priority prospects, customers, referral partners, and connectors
  • A map of relevant organizations and events
  • A prioritized target list
  • A personal networking calendar
  • A repeatable event preparation and follow-up process
  • A relationship-deepening rhythm
  • An activity and results scorecard
  • A practical 90-day continuation plan

The method

Four parts. One working business network.

1

People

Identify the ideal customers, prospects, current customers, referral partners, and connectors who belong in your business network.

2

Organizations

Choose the chambers, associations, professional groups, and community organizations where the right people gather and you can become known and trusted.

3

Events

Select the right events, prepare intentionally, connect genuinely, and follow up within 48 hours.

4

Relationships

Deepen relationships through the right touchpoints until they produce customers, referrals, or useful introductions.

The program uses a teach → apply → review → finalize cycle, and every client attends at least one relevant local event every calendar week — starting in week one.

Choose your pace

Two ways to build your networking system.

Both cover the complete four-part method and include a premium calendar subscription (a $240 value). The difference is how much is built with you versus by you.

Guided self-implementation

Essentials

$299.99total

6 sessions · 6 weeks · At least 6 events · combined value $539.99

Self-directed owners who want the complete method at a lower price and will do more of the work independently.

  • Six private 60-minute coaching sessions
  • The complete four-part method (People, Organizations, Events, Relationships)
  • A practical assignment for every topic
  • A brief 10–15 minute review at the start of each session
  • Two integration sessions to launch your system
  • Weekly event fieldwork with a working calendar
  • A basic 90-day continuation plan
  • Premium calendar subscription included — $240 value
Apply for the 6-Week Essentials Program
MOST COMPLETE

Build-it-with-me coaching

Full Implementation

$599.99total

12 sessions · 12 weeks · At least 12 events · combined value $839.99

Owners who want detailed help, personalized review, accountability, and a tested system built with a coach.

  • Twelve private 60-minute coaching sessions
  • A teaching session AND a dedicated review session for each of the four parts
  • Personalized personas, organization & event maps, and a prioritized target list
  • Four integration & optimization sessions in the final weeks
  • Weekly event fieldwork and accountability
  • Event preparation, debrief, and follow-up process
  • AI-assisted research, preparation, and follow-up support
  • A more developed, tested networking system + 90-day plan
  • Premium calendar subscription included — $240 value
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Applying does not require payment and does not guarantee acceptance. If the program is a good fit and a place is open, you'll receive the next steps for payment and scheduling.

AI-supported, human-centered

Use AI for the work around networking — not instead of the relationship.

AI can support

  • Ideal-customer and persona development
  • People, organization, and event research
  • Event evaluation and calendar planning
  • Research before meetings and events
  • Conversation preparation and useful questions
  • Personalized follow-up drafts
  • Contact notes, next actions, and reminders
  • Activity tracking and performance review

You handle

  • Showing up
  • Reading the room
  • Listening with empathy and curiosity
  • Having genuine conversations
  • Building trust
  • Following through personally
  • Making the offer and closing the business

The principle: technology prepares and supports the connection. People build the trust.

Limited availability

Only four active clients at a time.

This is private coaching, not a large group program. I work with no more than four active clients at one time so I can personally review each client's research, event choices, assignments, follow-up, and progress. Right now, three of those four places are filled — leaving a single opening. If it's the right fit for you, apply soon; once it's taken, new applicants join the waitlist for the next opening.

Just one of four coaching places is open

Questions

Frequently asked

Is this a group program?

No. It is private, one-on-one coaching.

Do I need networking experience?

No. The program can start with a brand-new networker or improve the system of someone already attending events.

Is this sales training?

No. The program builds and primes the network around your business. You remain responsible for making the offer and closing sales.

Why must I attend an event every week?

The program is built around real-world practice. Weekly events create the experiences, contacts, and questions we use during coaching.

How is AI used?

AI supports research, planning, preparation, follow-up, content, tracking, and measurement. It does not replace personal conversations or genuine relationship-building.

Can I finish in six weeks?

Yes — the Essentials program is six weeks, and the Full program can be accelerated to two sessions per week over six weeks.

What if all four places are filled?

Qualified applicants may join the waitlist and are contacted when a place opens.

Ready to make networking produce business?

The short application helps determine whether the program fits your business, market, goals, and availability. If there's an open place and it's a good fit, you'll receive the next steps for payment, onboarding, and scheduling.

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